Career
In recent years Cohen-Idov has filled the position of Head Debate Coach for Tel Aviv University and Hebrew University, as well as for Israel’s national team In 2010 Cohen-Idov spearheaded a national initiative to promote debate education in Israel’s public schools, in collaboration with the ministry of education and the Center of Citizens Empowerment in Israel. As of 2012, the program reached over 100 schools.
Cohen-Idov has served as the program’s director (a volunteer position) since its inception.
Debating career Cohen-Idov started debating at 13. At 16 he was captain of the Israeli national schools debate team, which placed sixth at the World Schools Debating Championship in Australia in 1996.
The grand-finals featured three teams from Oxford University in addition to the Tel Aviv team, which made the Israeli duo the crowd"s favorite. Between 2008 to 2012 Cohen-Idov served as Head-Coach for the national Israeli schools debating team
In 2010, Team Israel with Cohen-Idov as coach was the first ever Israeli team in any sport to compete in Doha, Qatar, where they ranked 9th overall in that year"s WSDC. In 2011 Cohen-Idov was named Chairman of Siah Vasig - The Israel Debate Society, a non-profit organization.
He also founded the YCI Center for Debate and Rhetoric.
